October 2020

I’ve never been to Norway. And I am not sure why it is on my mind, other than I wrote about Norway Rats yesterday, and its lingering, somehow. Of course, I need to clear the air on them. I felt we should know the reason why they are called Norwegian or Norway rats. As it […]

There are many reasons I don’t live in New York City. Don’t get me wrong. I love city life and all that it affords. But New York is just too big for me. While I think I could make it just about anywhere, I would rather not live there. A case in point. On Thursday,

This day is filled with good birthdays world wide. People of all walks of life share this day, October 29, the day they came into the world. Both the living and the dead. There’s Harriet Powers, an African-American slave. Among many things, she was an artist in the way of quilt making. (Bible Quilt 1886).

Sometimes I get a word in my head, or a phrase, and it won’t leave me alone. I know this frequently happens with people when they hear a catchy tune, like the theme from Bewitched, or a Christmas jingle. They are, of course, called earworms, which is entirely gross if you ask me. In truth,

It happened 97 years ago today. The day my mother was born, on Bolander Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. She was the only child to come from her parents, Edward and Regina. My guess is, Regina would have no more of THAT. Mom told us, many times, how much she wanted brothers and sisters. And as

“Go on home, your mother is calling.Your father is caught in the washing machine.Go on home, your mother is calling.She can not get your clothes clean.” We used to sing this song when we were kids. We sang a lot of catch little ditties like this one, thanks to my Dad. He had a million

I know nothing. I started out this morning trying to learn more about fiat currency. There was a time when gold backed the U.S. dollar and all the other currencies, too. But this hasn’t been the case for quite some time. While I made certain strides, I am nowhere near understanding the intricacies of this

Back in November 1922, Albert Einstein was traveling from Europe to Japan. He was offered a chance to give a lecture series in Japan and was being paid about 2,000 pounds for his work and travels. So he went. Einstein, who was only 43-years-old at that time, had already won his field’s highest prize. He